diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@
     endif()
 endif()
 
+add_subdirectory(kconf_update)
+
 # create a Config.cmake and a ConfigVersion.cmake file and install them
 set(CMAKECONFIG_INSTALL_DIR "${KDE_INSTALL_CMAKEPACKAGEDIR}/KF5KIO")
 
diff --git a/kconf_update/CMakeLists.txt b/kconf_update/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kconf_update/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+install(FILES filepicker.upd
+    DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_KCONFUPDATEDIR})
diff --git a/kconf_update/filepicker.upd b/kconf_update/filepicker.upd
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kconf_update/filepicker.upd
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Version=5
+Id=filepicker-remove-old-previews-entry
+File=kdeglobals
+Group=KFileDialog Settings
+RemoveKey=Previews
diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.cpp b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.cpp
--- a/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.cpp
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kdiroperator.cpp
@@ -2160,7 +2160,7 @@
     d->updateSorting(sorting);
 
     if (d->inlinePreviewState == Private::NotForced) {
-        d->showPreviews = configGroup.readEntry(QStringLiteral("Previews"), false);
+        d->showPreviews = configGroup.readEntry(QStringLiteral("Show Inline Previews"), true);
         d->showPreviewsConfigEntry = d->showPreviews;
     }
     QStyleOptionViewItem::Position pos = (QStyleOptionViewItem::Position) configGroup.readEntry(QStringLiteral("Decoration position"), (int) QStyleOptionViewItem::Left);
@@ -2225,7 +2225,7 @@
     configGroup.writeEntry(QStringLiteral("View Style"), style);
 
     if (d->inlinePreviewState == Private::NotForced) {
-        configGroup.writeEntry(QStringLiteral("Previews"), d->showPreviewsConfigEntry);
+        configGroup.writeEntry(QStringLiteral("Show Inline Previews"), d->showPreviewsConfigEntry);
         if (qobject_cast<QListView *>(d->itemView)) {
             configGroup.writeEntry(QStringLiteral("listViewIconSize"), d->iconsZoom);
         } else {